McGrane Tomas

June 05, 1998

Dublin's Tomas McGrane
NAME: Tomas McGrane
DATE OF BIRTH: 22-9-79
HEIGHT: 5' 8"
WEIGHT: 10st 7lbs
CLUB: St Vincents
COUNTY: Dublin
NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (GAELIC): Under 15 County Football Championship; County Minor Football Championship 1993; Leinster football finalist (Minor Dublin) 1996
NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (OTHER): (Hurling) Under 15 County Hurling Championship; 2 Dublin Colleges Hurling Championships; Leinster hurling finalist 1996
INTERCOUNTY DEBUT: Oireachtas League against Antrim in Parnell Park, scored 2 goals and 5 points
TOUGHEST OPPONENT: Padraig Kelly, Sarsfields. Very skilful and fast. It is good experience marking players like that
FAVOURITE GROUNDS: Parnell Park
HOBBIES: Hurling, football, reading, fishing
FAVOURITE POSITION: Left half forward
FAVOURITE PLAYERS: DJ Carey, Jamesie O'Connor
INFLUENCES ON YOUR CAREER: My mam and dad (Tom and Cathy McGrane), my granny and grandad and uncles and aunts, especially my uncles Frank and Patrick, and girlfriend Lisa
THE HIGH POINT OF YOUR CAREER TO DATE: Playing for my county
BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Losing the Leinster Hurling Minor Final 1996 against Kilkenny
OTHER PLAYERS WITH A PROMISING FUTURE: Shane Martin, Emmet Carroll, David Sweeney - all Dublin
WAYS OF IMPROVING THE GAME: Better referees
DISLIKES ABOUT THE GAA: Players and teams should benefit more financially from the GAA
DO YOU HAVE ANY RELATIVES INVOLVED IN GAELIC GAMES?: My two brothers Keith and Emmet play and my uncles Frank and Patrick are mentors for St. Vincents
PERSON YOU WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET: David Jason (Del Boy) out of Only Fools and Horses, because he reminds me of my dad and looks like him
FAVOURITE PERSONAL SAYING OR TERM OF ABUSE: 'Too rude to write!'
PET HATES: Dirty players who don't play the ball and only concentrate on hitting their opponent
FAVOURITE MUSIC: Chart music
FAVOURITE FILM: The Shawshank Redemption
IDEAL DATE: A dinner in the Plaza Hotel (New York) with my girlfriend Lisa
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? As one of the greatest players of all time all over the country
Taken from Hogan Stand magazine
5th June 1998
Vol 8 No 23